THE MARION PROGRESS
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE OF MARION AND McDOWELL COUNTY
ESTABLISHED 1896 MARION, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1944
VOL. XLVIII—NO. 29
McDowell Board
Sends Another
Group To Camp
Contingent Of Over Hundred
Men Go To Camp For Phy
sical Examination.
A contingent of over 100 select
ees left Marion Monday by special
bus for Camp Croft, S. C. for physi
cal examinations preliminary to en
tering the armed forces. A large
per cent of the group are married
men, many of whom are fathers.
'These men will be given their pre
induction physical examinations at
the Camp under the new system and
those who pass will have at least 21
days before they are called up for
induction.
E. W. Parker, Jr. was leader of
the group with Ernest C. Bost, Jr.,
Benjamin M. Hawkins, Wade H.
Hennessee, Jr., John William Poole,
and Walter W. Wall, assistant lead
ers.
The men comprising the group
were as follows:
Samuel N. Williams, Troy Lee
Dyson, Mack Taylor, Jabez Finley,
Wesley Madford, James Parker,
Luther F. Roper, Lawrance E. Holli
field, Berley M. Williams, Julius E.
Lawson, Kipling Stevens, Jay Milton
Willis, Arlon R. Jones, Franklin
Revis, Eugene Brown, Raymond R.
Devinney, Hal Sain, Jack N. Reel,
Wade H. Hennessee, Jr., Thomas H.
Long, Charles F. Hendley, Talley
Padgett, Clinton L. Brown, Ray E.
Elkins, James M. Johnson, E. W.
Parker, Jr.
Clarence G. Silvers, James E.
Kent, Benjamin F. Poteat, Ray M.
Westmoreland, Douglas I. Pyatt,
Lones G. Biddix, Jess W. White,
Joseph B. Allison, Charles H. Child
•ers, Jonas E. Holland, Clevie E.
Tyo, John Swafford, Albert H.
Laughter, Richard H. Revis, Willard
G. Shuford, James W. Condrey, Cur
tis Parker, Richard Loftis, Edgar W.
Thomas, Joseph W. Gilean, Alvin L.
Hall, Clyde L. Perkins, Grover C.
Hefner, Lloyd M. Bradley, Norman
A. Bradley, Marion F. Hunter, Roy
Long, Clarence Pittman, George R.
Simmons, Warren G. Gragg.
James M. Davis, Lenoir D. Cars
well, Ernest C. Bost, Jr., Frank E.
Boone, Carl G. Mooney, William L
Webb, Raymond W. Smith, Chas. C.
Lytle, Arthur E. Queen, Benjamin
M. Hawkins, Glenn M. Hawkins,
Lester J. McKinney, Reidie A. Byrd,
George A. Silvers, Walter L. Alli
son, Bernie C. Hollifield, Tom Ro
land, Willie C. Davis, James F.
Gragg, Johnson Allison, Lon H.
Lawing.
George J. Morgan, Ostie L. Gibbs,
Frank Y. Harris, William T. Mc
Peters, Will R. Waycaster, Paul L.
Gilliand, Stanley Clark, John Wil
liam Poole, Robert G. Ellis, Alvin C.
Williams, Eula D. Lytle, Marvin L.
Robinson, Victor Church, Ambrose
L. Radford, Ralph R. Bailey, Isaac
B. Martin, Walter W. Walls, Arthur
J. Moore, Phillip W. Hyatt, Hall T.
Cline, Robert L. Young, John L
Prather, Roy Buchanan, Garland
Bartlett and Robert M. Lawing.
The following were transferred to
•other boards:
Arlon R. Jones, Clyde L. Perkins,
Edward C. Terry, Roy T. Brother
ton, Paul D. Holler, Edward W.
Thomas and William B. Condrey.
TAX AGENT TO VISIT
MARION FEB. 23-26
A deputy collector of the Inter
nal Revenue department will be at
the court house in Marion February
23 through the 26th and March 1-7
and at Bradley's Drug Store in Old
Fort on Feb. 19 to give advice or as
sistance to taxpayers in filing their
income tax Teturns.
Returns are required by law of
persons who during the calendar
year 1943 were single and had $500
or more income, were married and
had more than $624 income, were
married and together with wife or
husband had combined income of
$1,200 or more, or paid or owed a
tax on 1942.
Returns must be filed not later
than March 15.
It is estimated the African and
:Sicilian campaigns alone cost the
'Germans 280,000 casualties.
PRESIDENT OF BOARD — Dr.
Guy S. Kirby was elected president
of the board of trustees of the Ma
rion General hospital at a recent
meeting of board. W. L. Morris is
vice-president of the board and J. N.
Morris, treasurer.
P. T. A. RECEIVES $81.29 IN
PAPER SALVAGE DRIVE
The Marion Parent-Teacher As
sociation had the largest attendance
I of the year at the February meeting
held Monday afternoon in the high
school auditorium.
Mrs. Eugene Cross, Jr., chairman
of the Ways and Means committee,
announced that to date $81.29 had
been received from the paper sal
vage drive. It was stated, however,
that this report is still incomplete as
all of the paper collected has not yet
been baled for sale.
The Rhythm Band, composed of
49 children ages 6-10, displayed
! most unusual talent in their pro
jgram of music. The band has been
I trained and directed by Miss Mary
i Love Bettis.
j Eugene Cross, III, Frances Proc
|tor, Pollyanna Adkins, and Patsy
Teague presented several selections
on tonettes. Hope McCall rendered
a vocal solo and Eva Norton and
Bill Hawkins sang a duet.
The meeting opened with a devo
tional by Mrs. G. B. Justice followed
by a prayer by D. E. Poole. Mrs.
Albert Shiflet read "Objectives of
P. T. A."
Attendance prizes were won by
| Miss Annie Little and Mrs. Albert
• Shiflet's school rooms.
j Guest prize was presented to Mrs.
j Hubert Martin.
STILL NEED $30,000
TO MEET E BOND QUOTA
IN WAR LOAN CAMPAIGN
!
J
J. F. Snipes and J. N. Morris, co
j chairmen of the Fourth War Loan
| drive for McDowell county, report
| that reasonable progress has been
made thus far in the bond campaign,
j with the exception of the sale in
'series "E" bonds. The report stated
that the "E" bond quota for Mc
Dowell county is still about $30,000
short.
Those in charge of this work are
very anxious that this county meet
its full quota. With this thought in
mind every man, woman and child
who possibly can is asked to buy an
extra bond. It was pointed out that
the drive officially closes February
15, and if we are to reach our quota
it will be necessary that these bonds
be purchased on or before the date
mentioned.
A caravan of captured German
field equipment stopped in Marion
for a short while yesterday, but due
to adverse weather conditions it was
not possible for the equipment to be
put on full display. Mr. Snipes and
j Mr. Morris had planned a public pro
gram in connection with the equip
ment exhibited by the caravan to
stimulate bond sales, but were un
able to go through the demonstra
tion with prevailing weather condi
tions.
With only six more days remain
ing for bond sales during the cam
paign the public is urged to put
forth every effort to meet the quota.
If all who can will make the effort
there is no reason why McDowell
county can not go over the top with
flying colors.
V. F. W. MEETING NEXT
TUESDAY NIGHT, FEB. 15
| IThere will be a meeting of Post
:No. 2865, V. F. W., at the Communi
ty building Tuesday night, Febru
jary 15, at 8:30 o'clock, it was an
nounced yesterday by T. P. Grav
ette, post commander. All members
are urged to attend.
McDowell Goes
Far Over Quota
In Polio Drive
Chairman Graham Reports
Over $500 Has Been Raised
For Paralysis Fund.
The infantile paralysis campaign
in McDowell county is already over
the top although all receipts* have
not yet been totaled, according to
figures released yesterday by Gilmer
Graham, county chairman.
Mr. Graham stated that $45 had
been turned in by the Rotary Club
and $49.50 by the Francis Marion
Club. $150 has been received to
date from the sale of tickets to the
President's Birthday Ball, and the
total of this sale has not been com
pleted. About $150 was received
from "Tag Day."
The following reports from birth
day greeting cards have been re
ceived from the county schools:
Old Fort $77; Pleasant Gardens
$105; Sugar Hill $17, and North
(Cove $18. Reports from other
i schools have not been received.
I The goal set for McDowell county
is $344 and the above figures al
ready exceed that amount by ap
proximately $173. Mr. Graham stat
ed that he hoped a complete report
could be made within the next few
j days.
All reports of the President's
Birthday Ball termed it both a so
cial and financial success.
I
BOND DRIVE AT OLD FORT
OPENED WITH BIG SALES
! ___________
A total of $4,955 in war bonds
iwas sold in Old Fort on Wednesday
of last week when the Fourth War
Loan drive was officially launched
with a parade and rally at the Old
Fort high school.
The parade was led by the Marion I
high school band under the leader-1
ship of tJlenn Palmer, and visitors
[taking part on the rally program in
cluded Cpl. John Bowers, Cpl. Chris
I Leone and Cpl. Frank Piscitelli.
i Three Old Fort soldiers, Sgt. John
| Burgin of the eighth army" air force
and Ray Turner and Bill Hensley of
| the navy also took part on the pro
| gram.
| A feature of the program was the
i placing of stars on the service flag.
: Gold stars were placed for Lester
! Hogan, Ea^l Eller, Jr., and Arnold
jManick. One hundred and twenty
five blue stars were placed.
| The school reported sales of $3,
! 905 in bonds against a quota of
| $3,000. Following the program, out
of town guests were entertained at
j a tea at the community building.
i
iWAC REPRESENTATIVE
WILL RECRUIT HERE
j Sgt. Janice C. Knouse, Arrr.y Air"
jForces WAC representative tempor
j ily stationed in Asheville, will be
here Friday, February 18, for the
i purpose of enlisting women in the
Women's Army Corps. She will be
(stationed in the WAC booth at Belk
j Broorne Department Store.
The Army Air Forces needs Air
Wacs to replace men. The Corps is
open to all women of 20 to 50 years
of age, of good moral character,
j without dependents, or children un
| der 14 years of age. Two years of
| high school or its equivalent are nec
j essary and each applicant must pass
mental and physical examinations
which are given in Asheville. All
expenses while traveling to and from
Asheville for these tests as well as
lodging and meals while there are
paid by the Government.
| Almost every civilian job has an
iarmy equivalent. Wacs can do 239
1 different kinds of work on an Army
i Post such as photography, telephone
! operation, radio operation and re
! pair, driver, clerical, library, office
! machine operation, medical techni
! cal. It is the patriotic duty of every
: true American woman to do her part
!in the War Effort and this is an op
I .
!portunity to express good intentions
!in action.
j Because of a more intelligent at
tention to foods, Amercians have
been on a better diet during the
j past year than at any time in their
history, say nutrition experts with
the U. S. Government.
Marion Mill Has
Annual Meeting
\ Of Stockholders
S. M. Hamill Re-elected Presi
dent; Other Officers And
Directors Re-elected.
Samuel M. Hamill of New York
was re-elected president of the Ma
rion Manufacturing Company at the
annual meeting of the stockholders
and directors held here last Thurs
day.
Other officers elected were R. W.
Twitty, vice-president and treasur
er; Chas. A. Harris, vice-president
and assistant treasurer; S. M. Beat
tie, vice-president and assistant
treasurer; Terry A. Moore, secre
tary.
Directors re-elected include Mrs.
Mary Hamill Lambert, Wilfred An
drews, ffm. J. Gallon, David Jen
nings and Samuel M. Hamill, of j
New York, Wm. K. Prentice, of
Princeton, N. J., S. M. Beattie and
J. E. Sirrine, of Greenville, S. C.,
Chas. A. Harris, R. W. Twitty and
C. A. Workman of Marion.
Out of town directors attending
the meeting were David Jennings
and Mrs. Mary Lambert of New
York, Wm. K. Prentice of Prince
ton, N. J., S. M. Beattie and J. E.
Sirrine of Greenville, S. C.
Samuel M. Hamill, president of
the company, is in the U. S. Naval |
Air Force and was unable to attend |
the meeting.
COURT TO CONVENE
HERE NEXT MONDAY
'The February term of McDowell
Superior court will convene here
next Monday with Judge J. Will
Pless, Jr., presiding. The term is for
civil cases only. Seventeen cases are j
listed on the calendar for trial at
this term, as follows:
John A. Warlick vs Annie Ashley
Warlick.
Samuel Wallace vs Virginia Ruth
erford Wallace.
Devoe M. Leonard vs Hessie M.
Leonard.
Thomas Walter Anderson vs Letha
Belle Hutchins Anderson.
Ruth Johnson Hopkins vs Ernest
Lee Hopkins.
Beatrice Piemmons vs C h a r 1 e»s
Rogers.
John T. Byrd vs Laddie Hemhill,
et al.
Frances Roughton vs David Her
vey.
Geo. W. Smith vs McDowell Fur
niture Co. (Protest by Plaintiff).
J. A. Duncan vs G. N. Brendle.
Mrs. Axie A. Hollifield vs Belk
Broome Co.
V. E. Landers, trading as Consoli
dated Minerals Co. vs Herman J.
Bryson, W. C. Alwine, et al.
R. H. Walker and Grover Turner
vs W. A. Pendleton.
N. H. Souther, et al vs W. R.
Parker.
Clyde C. Gibson vs James G. Mc
Call, et al.
Paul O. T homason vs Bertha C.
Thomason.
Mrs. M. L. Godfrey vs Otis L.
Broyhill Furniture Co., a corpora
tion.
MARION CAGERS WIN OVER
PLEASANT GARDEN TEAMS
!
Marion boys and girls trounced ■
the well balanced teams of Pleasant j
Gardens here Tuesday in the first |
Marion cage tilt of the season. The i
game was the first to be played in I
the new gym.
The giris were lead in their 20 to j
19 victory by Dot Neighbors and Al-1
ta Godfrey while all the girls played j
a good game.
The boys were paced in their thril- j
ling 15 to 7 win by Red Walker and I
Ray Robinson with splendid playing;
from the rest of the boys.
Coach Graham said that the Ma
rion Rippers would continue their
season with Old Fort there Thursday j
night followed with Glenwood here |
next Tuesday night. I
OVERSEAS MAIL
Mail to soldiers overseas is five
times greater than the peak of such
mail in the first World War. It av
erages about 25,000,000 pieces a
week, with about twenty-five per
icent in the form of V-mail.
HEADS MEDICAL SOCIETY—
Dr. J. F. Jonas was elected president
of the McDowell County Medical
Society at the annual meeting last
week.
SUGAR STAMP FOR HOME
CANNING IS NOW VALID
An amendment effective Febru
ary 1, validated sugar stamp No. 40
in War Ration Book Number 4, for
five pounds of sugar for home can
ning. This stamp for home canning
purposes is valid as of February 1,
1944 and will remain effective to
February 28, 1945.
The above action was taken now
instead of on March 1, as originally
planned, in order to take care of
early fruit crops in the southern 1
part of the country, where some j
consumers did not properly budget,
1943 home canning allowances.
The public should understand that
the allowance, made available under
stamp No. 40, will be a part of the
total allowance for the 1944 can
ning season. A maximum of twen
ty-five pounds is contemplated with
twenty pounds obtainable by appli
cation to the local board of War
Price and Rationing office.
ADVISORY COUNCIL OF
ALLIED CHURCH LEAGUE
APPOINTED LAST SUNDAY
The committee selected by the or
ganizational meeting in December to
appoint the Advisory Council of the
McDowell Allied Church League for
the Abolition of Beverage Alcohol
met Sunday afternoon and appoint
ed the following:
Old Fort—Van Hughes, A. A.
Padgett, C. F. Noblitt, A. E. Davis,'
C. L. Norwood, C. E. Gilliam, H. J.
Rockett, John Lanning, Mrs. Don M. i
Davis, James W. Hogan, Mrs. Har-'
low Noblitt, Mrs. Janie Reed, S. E.
Tilson, Mrs. Tom Tate.
Marion—-J. C. Rabb, J. H. Tate,
J. H. Beaman, W. A. Young, Mrs. J.
H. L. Miller, M. B. Patton, W. S.
Haynes, Adam Hunt, 0. L. Silver,
Chas Holland, W.- E. Morgan, Mrs.
E. P. Crawford, R. 0. Wilson, Wat
son Wilson, Jay English, B. F. Pol
lard, G. S. Kirbv, Jr., Mrs. C. A.
Workman, Mrs. R. I. Corbett, L. K.
Payne, W. R. Burleson, J. G. Price, j
W. S. Jones, J. A. Walker, R. O. |
Wylie, L. Reed McCurry, R. W.
Proctor, W. R. Chambers, E. P.
Dameron.
Local officers elected in December
are: M. W. Gordon, Jr., president; '
Dr. J. F. Jonas, vice-president, Mrs.
Bessie Carr, secretary, and W. F. i
Grant, treasurer.
An active campaign will be car
ried to every part of the county to j
rid McDowell of the curse of bever-1
age alcohol in any and every form, j
Mr. Gordon stated. All denomina
tions in McDowell county have join
ed in this movement and the help of
every one interested in the matter,
will be appreciated, he said.
The McDowell unit is part of a
state-wide organization with head
quarters in Lexington, N. C. Dr. I. I
G. Greer of Thomasville is president
of the organization and L. A. Mar-;
tjn of Lexington is executive direc-\
tor. j
ANNUAL B. & L. MEET
MONDAY NIGHT, FEB. 14
The annual meeting of the share
holders of the McDowell Building &
Loan Association will be held at the
office of the association in the Ma
rion Industrial Bank building Mon
day night, February 14, at 7:30
o'clock.
The purpose of the meeting is to
receive annual reports of officers,
elect directors and officers for the
coming year and transact other busi
ness.
Merchants And
Employees Push
Sale Of Bonds
Report Sales Amounting To
$37,670 Since Fourth War
Loan Drive Started.
Much of the hard hitting spirit has
been shown by local merchants in
the Fourth War Loan drive by .sell
ing and buying the amount of $37,
670 in war bonds, issue value, since
the drive started. This figure is the
amount to date and efforts are not
lagging on the part of salespeople
and their "Boss" to help put the
drive over.
The effort will continue so if you
are asked to buy bonds when you
are shopping in local stores don't be
surprised for all stores are really
behind the loan drive. The idea
originally was to have each stor6
clerk to buy or sell at least $200.00
in "E" bonds. Many of these ener
getic people have far exceeded this
amount, and are continuing the good
work.
The merchants and employees to
tal sales include sales and purchases
of "E"- bonds, "F" bonds and all
other series.
The following is a list of mer
chants and employees who. have
bought or sold the minimum of $200
in war bonds or stamps during the
Fourth War Loan drive:
Miss Bonnie Hill, Workman's .
Mrs. Guy Kirby, Workman's.
Mrs. Georgia Nichols, Workman's.
Mrs. L. D. Atkins, Workman's.
Mrs. Roby Conley, Workman's.
Mrs. T. M. Hemphill, Workman's.
Albert Greene, Workman's.
Fred Lentz, Workman's.
j Mrs. Marvin Atkins, The Leader.
Mrs. L. N. Grindstaff, The Leader.
| Miss Elwyn Hill, Belks.
Mrs. Newell Byers, Belk's.
Miss Pearl Ricks, Belk's.
Mrs. Cleo Davis, Belk's.
M. R. Nanney, Belk's.
Jack Whetstile, Belk's.
W. B. Parker, Roy's Curb Market.
Miss Josephine Blanton, Blanton's
store.
Richard Blanton, Blanton's Store.
Mrs. B. W. Harrison, McDowelL
Cut Rate Drug: Store.
Mrs. Jack Houck, Marion Cash
Store.
Jack Houck, Marion Cash Store.
Miss Lurline Corpening, Belk's.
Miss Lucille Payne, Belk's.
Miss Elizabeth Poteat, Belk's.
Mrs. G. R. Klutz, Belk's.
Mrs. Pearl Ledbetter, Belk's.
Mrs. Ruby Eckerd, Belk's.
Miss Sue Carver, Belk's.
iMiss Marietta Burgin, McCall
Burgin Hardware Co.
G. W. Wilson, The Firestone
Store.
Mrs. Clyde Cannon, Marguerite
Shoppe.
Dr. E. A. Tennant, Tainter's
Pat Davis, Laughridge Furniture'
Co.
Landis Laughridge, Laughridge
Furniture Co.
Miss Ruth Smith, Manager Wal-—
lace Store.
TWENTY-SIX OF GROUP
UP FOR EXAMINATION
REPORTED ACCEPTABLE
Tweny-six of the contingent of 3£
selectees sent to Camp Croft on Jan
uary 29 for physical examination
were found acceptable for service in
the armed forces, the local board has
been advised. The list follows:
For the army: Harold J. Robin
ette, Robert L. Hester, Willard P.
Thomas, Ernest J. House, James A.
Sisk and Joseph E. Seaman.
For the navy: Luther G. Huff
man, Luther C. Allison, Armour G.
Kelly, Erwin R. Allison, Jimmy C
Burleson, Paul E. McCoy, Carl Les~
lie Grooms, Jesse Turner Baker, Jr.,
John Floyd Moore, James Riddle*
Rhymer, Wayne B. Morrow, Charles
G. Nichols, Dean E. Padgett, Charles
F. Elliott, David C. Lowery, Charlie
Ray Thomas, Worley B. Green,
Frank L. Wacaster, Hiland C. Haw
kins and Benton D. Sigmon.
HOWELL PROMOTED
Jack Howell, U. S. Marines, has
been promoted from Staff Sergeant
to Master Technical Sergeant, ac
cording to word received by his sis-*
ter, Mrs. H. S. Dills.